Bottle-carrier



I (NoMode L) J. ATKINSON. BOTTLE CARRIER.

' Patented Apr. 1 3, 1 897.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 580,517, dated April 13, 1897.

Application filed July 1, 1896. Serial No- 69'7,726. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, JOSEPH ATKINSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Hawley, in the county of Wayne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bottle-carriers; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of the parts as hereinafter described, whereby their size, weight, and cost are reduced and their strength and ease in cleansing increased.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 illustrates a plan view of the invention. Fig. 2 illustrates a longitudinal Vertical section on the line 1 1 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 illustrates a detail of one of the partition-posts.

The structure may be made of any suitable material or, materials. I prefer wood, excepting the metallic bands hereinafter referred to.

- A A represent the sides and ends of the carrier. The ends are preferably made thicker than the sides, as shown.

B B are the partition strips or pieces. At their ends they are let into the sides and ends of the carrier, and where they intersect they are halved together, and at their junction they are supported by posts 0 O, which are sawed across longitudinally from diagonally opposite corners, as shown at D D, Fig. 3,

- the saw-kerf being as wide as the partitionpieces are thick. The upper ends of the posts may be sustained or strengthened by doublepointed tacks driven into them, as shown at E, Fig. 1, or by a metallic cap, or by simply nailing through them and the interposed partition-pieces. Ordinarily, however, no such strengthening devices will be necessary. The partition-pieces are usually from two to three inches wide, and they do not extend to the bottom of the carrier, but are set somewhat above it for convenience in cleaning. The posts, however, extend to the bottom of the carrier and rest upon slats F F, which constitute the bottom. They are separated from each other by a suitable space, say about half an inch, so that any dirt which gets into the box may be easily removed. The posts are supported and the slats stiffened and prevented from warping by nailing upwardly through the slats into the posts, as shown at Gr G. The ends of the carrier are additionally strengthened and the slats and side pieces firmly held to the end boards by strips of metal, preferably galvanized iron, H H, which are firmly nailed in place.

I I are handle-holes cut through the end boards.

X X are the spaces or pockets for the bottles.

It will be seen that owing to the bracing of the partition-pieces at each end of their junctions by the posts, the saw-kerfs in which extend across from diagonally opposite corners, the partitions are greatly strengthened and may be largely reduced in thickness, yet have even greater strength than the old forms, and also that the posts span across the otherwise unoccupied corners of the bottlespaces, and therefore they do not occupy any valuable space, and also that the posts brace and support the slats of the bottom and also the sides of the partitions in such manner as to prevent both of them from warping or otherwise becoming deranged.

The saving in the size of the carriers by my improvement is from twelve to twenty per cent., and in addition to this they are lighter, stronger, more easily cleaned, and handsomer in appearance than any of the old forms known to me.

I claim- 1. A bottle-carrier having intersecting partitions, posts at the junctions of the partitions, through which they pass, the posts extending to the bottom of the carrier and attached thereto, and means to hold together the upper ends of the several parts of each post and prevent their splitting, for the purposes set forth.

2. A bottle-carrier having intersecting partitions permanently connected at their ends to the sides of the box, posts at the junctions of the partitions, which are slotted diagonally to receive them, means to hold together the upper ends of the several parts of each post, to prevent their splitting, and separated slats which form the bottom of the carrier, to which the lower ends of the posts are attached, for the purposes set forth.

Signed at Haw-ley, in the county of Wayne and State of Pennsylvania, this 29th day of June, A. D. 1896.

JOSEPH ATKINSON.

Witnesses:

FR. W. SOHALM, LAWRENCE M. ATKINSON. 

